Useful Web Sites

This section of TN Adolescent Literacy offers various websites about a plethora of topics.

For more information about teaching English language arts, please visit the Tennessee Council for Teachers of English (TCTE) website at the link below:

• http://tncouncilofteachersofenglish.webs.com/

Please see the following website for access to several novels considered to be classics. You may download them free of charge.

• http://www.bartleby.com/

Developed by noted author John Scieszka, the Guys Read website below offers a tremendous amount of information about enticing reluctant male readers.

• Guys Read

The websites below offer articles and other useful information:

• http://www.adlit.org/
• http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/adolit.htm
• http://www.all4ed.org/about_the_crisis/Students/Literacy
• http://www.learningpt.org/literacy/adolescent/instruction.php
• http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/pdf/practiceguides/adlit_pg_082608.pdf
• www.keystoliteracy.com
• www.literacyleader.com
• http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/v28n3/salvner.html
• http://www.freetech4teachers.com/p/free-downloads.html

The following list of resources provides information concerning young adult literature:

• http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/bbyahome.cfm
• http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/43.Best_Young_Adult_Books
• http://www.dbrl.org/files/readers/50_Best_YA.pdf
• http://www.yabookscentral.com/

Check out this website for useful information about Tweens, Kids, and Students (it's a an online newsletter that offers a tremendous amount of useful info):

• http://www.tweentribune.com/

This website showcases technology and literature integration for young adults:
http://eduscapes.com/ladders/overview.html